It was our countrys representatives to the United Nations who first called attention to the plight of these people. In the American tradition they fought for the right of these people to live in dignity. free from the oppression of totalitarian regimes. It was the American delegation which led the way for the establishment of the International Refugee Organization and a program for the resettlement of the displaced persons in new countries. Unfortunately. we have to date failed to make possible the discharging in any adequate measure of Americas responsibility in carrying out this resettlement program. While we are today the wealthiest. most powerful country on earth.